Objective THE INDUSTRIES USING SHEET STEEL ARE INCREASINGLY TURNING TO HIGH-STRENGTH STEELS. CONSEQUENTLY IT IS NECESSARY TO KEEP UP RESEARCH ON THESE PRODUCTS AS REGARDS THEIR STRUCTURE AND SURFACE FINISH AND ALSO OF COURSE THEIR DEEP DRAWING PROPERTIES. THE PROPOSED PROJECTS CONCENTRATE ON IMPROVING THIS KNOWLEDGE. THE TOPICS OF PROPOSED RESEARCH IN FORMABILITY OF THIN COLD-ROLLED STEEL SHEET ARE: A) FLANGABILITY (HOLE-FLANGING AND FLANGE-BUCKLING) B) STUDIES OF STRAIN GRADIENTS ACROSS THE SURFACE AND THROUGH THICKNESS OF SHEET. THESE TOPICS DEAL WITH THE IMPORTANT INDUSTRIAL PROBLEM OF MATERIAL VARIABILITY AND ITS ROLE IN FORMABILITY LIMITS. THE VARIOUS TYPES OF STEEL WHICH IS PROPOSED TO STUDY ARE: A) COLD ROLLED STEEL SHEET: - LOW CARBON STEEL - ZINC COATED CARBON STEEL - TIN COATED CARBON STEEL B) INCLUDING HIGH-STRENGTH GRADES: - REPHOSPHORISED - MICROALLOYED - DUAL-PHASE AND WILL BE PROVIDED BY EEC MANUFACTURERS. THIS PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAMME WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CLOSE SCIENTIFIC COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE STEEL INDUSTRY AND UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INSTITUTES NAMELY THE UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS AND THE UNIVERSITY OF LOUVAIN IN BELGIUM. Programme(s) ECSC-STEELRES 6C - Medium-term orientation (ECSC) "steel research in relation to the General Objectives for Steel", 1981-1985 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS EU contribution No data Address See on map Total cost No data Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all UNIVERSITE CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE Belgium EU contribution No data Address LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE See on map Total cost No data
